Amritsar, Dec. 18 -- Three suspects, wanted for recently opening fire inside a grocery shop after a failed extortion bid on Fatehgarh Churian Road, were arrested, police said on Wednesday. Later, during a weapon recovery operation, one of the accused snatched a cop's firearm, triggering an encounter following which he sustained a bullet injury in his left leg, cops said. A country-made pistol (.30 bore) with four live cartridges and a car have been recovered from their possession.

According to the police, a masked assailant had fired at the businessman and his son inside their shop, intending to kill them on December 8. No one was injured and the assailant escaped on a motorcycle along with two accomplices. Though the victims were hesita...